Map of Balqash, Kazakhstan

Balqash is a city in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 81,364. It lies at 46.8455°N, 74.9821°E. Balqash is about 546 km (340 mi) southeast of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Taldykorgan, 332 km to the southeast.

Balqash at a glance

Where is Balqash?

• The 24th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Karaganda on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Balqash

• Taldykorgan — 332 km southeast
• Abay — 348 km northwest
• Karagandy — 357 km north
• Shakhtinsk — 364 km northwest
• Saran — 365 km northwest
• Konayev — 369 km southeast
• Shu — 373 km south
• Temirtau — 387 km north
• Almaty — 428 km south
• Talghar — 432 km southeast

Largest cities in Karaganda

• Karagandy — 497,777
• Temirtau — 170,600
• Saran — 42,552
• Shakhtinsk — 41,602
• Abay — 35,454

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

• Almaty — 1,977,011
• Astana — 1,544,142
• Shymkent — 1,200,000
• Aktobe — 500,757
• Karagandy — 497,777
• Taraz — 358,153
• Kyzylorda — 354,800
• Oral — 330,000
• Pavlodar — 329,002
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.